Somalia head coach Yusuf Ali Nur has named his starting lineup for Thursday's 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Ghana at the Essipong Sports Stadium.

Ibrahim Ahmed leads the lineup, with Abel Gule, Faisal Abubakar, Ali Omar and Mohamed Hassan also named in the starting team.

Abdisamad Abdullahi, Abdi Sharif, Mubashir Nuh, Sakariya Hassan, Bilal Nije and Muse Sallan complete the 11-man side.

Somalia will be hoping to frustrate the Black Stars and secure a positive result as they look to revive their Group C campaign.

Like Ghana, Somalia have lost their opening two qualifying matches against Côte d'Ivoire and The Gambia, leaving both sides without a point ahead of Thursday's encounter.

The match therefore presents an opportunity for either team to get their campaign back on track and keep their qualification hopes alive.

Ghana will be looking to make home advantage count when the two sides meet at 3:00pm GMT in Takoradi.